Systemic decreases in cutaneous innervation after burn injury

• Main Authors: Anderson, J.R., Zorbas, J.S., Phillips, J.K., Harrison, J.L., Dawson, L.F., Bolt, S.E., Rea, S.M., Klatte, J.E., Paus, R., Zhu, B., Giles, N.L., Drummond, P.D., Wood, F.M., Fear, M.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature 2010
• Subjects: Altun; Hermanson; Stella; SCAR
• Online Access: https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/1985/

Innervation of the skin is important in order to maintain functional sensation and enable appropriate response to environmental stimuli. Injury to the skin may involve peripheral nerve damage. Previous studies have shown an initial loss of nerve fibers followed by an increase above normal fiber dens...